The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is inviting recent graduates and qualified candidates to apply for the following job positions.
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The intern will assist the OHCHR Ethiopia Country Programme in achieving its mission: to advocate for the protection of all human rights for every individual; to empower individuals to understand and claim their rights; and to support those tasked with upholding these rights in ensuring their effective implementation.
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The Intern will report to the Deputy Country Representative of OHCHR-EARO and the Team Leader of the Capacity Building and Technical Cooperation Workstream, under the overall guidance of the Regional Representative.
Position: Intern
Qualifications/special skills:
- To qualify for the United Nations Secretariat internship programme applicants must, at the time ‎of their submission,
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first-level university degree ‎programme (i.e. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree);
- Be enrolled in a graduate school ‎programme (i.e. Master’s degree or equivalent degree, or higher) or have completed an ‎aforementioned academic degree, preferably in the area of law, human rights, international ‎relations, public administration, political science, social sciences or related field, AND, if ‎selected, must commence the internship on the date indicated on the acceptance letter.‎
- No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your ‎training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your ‎internship.‎
Daily ‎responsibilities of the intern may include but are not limited to: ‎
– Monitor and analyze human rights developments and trends, including of economic, social and ‎cultural rights and/or the human rights of women and youth and gender equality in the Eastern ‎and Southern Africa; ‎
– Research and draft internal and external notes and reports within the assigned area and; ‎ ‎
– Prepare daily news updates with information on the human rights situation in the region; ‎ ‎
– Support the engagement of stakeholders with the UN human rights mechanisms, including ‎Special Procedures and Treaty Bodies;‎ ‎
– Assist efforts to integrate human rights perspectives in national and regional development ‎policies, plans and strategies; ‎ ‎
– Assist with the organization of workshops and seminars; participate and take notes in ‎meetings/conferences, as requested; and perform other duties as requested by the supervisor, as ‎appropriate.
Duty Station: ADDIS ABABA
Department/Office: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Deadline: Apr 23, 2026
How to Apply:
To get information on how to apply, please visit the below link:
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Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.